Bagging machine



R. E. HENRY BAGGING MACHINE July 23, 1935.

Filed Oct. 5, 1953 Patented July 23, 1935 STATE 1 BAGGINGVMAOBINE Roy E. Henry, Elba, N.

Application October 5,

" 2 Claims. (01. 226-451 .i'lhis invention relates to ing devices thereof the provision of a and bagging a predetermined quantity rial,

Another object of this invention is to provide a bagging and weighing machine of this type which is so constructed that when the hopper portion thereof is emptied, the discharge end of the hopper will bagging and weighand has for an important object,

means for weighing of matebe automatically closed.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind which is constructed to facilitate the bagging and weighing of predetermined quantities of material, the device being so constructed that one portion thereof may be in the process of filling while another portion thereof is being emptied, thereby permitting a substantially continuous bagging material is operation while the being placed in the hoppers.

The above and various other objects and ad-- vantages of this invention scribed and in part lowing detailed description ferred embodiment, the same drawing wherein:-

in the accompanying will in part be debe understood from the folof the present prebeing illustrated Figure l is a detail side elevation of a device constructed according to the preferred embodiment of this invention partly in section.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the closure for the hopper.

Referring to the drawing als of reference designate throughout the views, the numeral standard provided The standard or upright member Ill base I I by means of angle memgenerally a a top [2. is secured to the wherein like numercorresponding parts I0 designates with abase II and bers I3 and the top I2 is secured to the upper end f the standard Ii] by means The top standard It and has on per I5. The hoppers struction and are provided of angle members I4.

I2 extends on opposite sides of the each side thereof a hop- I5 are identical in conin pairs so that one hopper may be in the process of being filled while the other hopper is in the process of being emptied and the material in the latter hopper being discharged into a bag. The

the upper end and is and this lower end It cut on an arc, the purpose inafter described.

hopper I5 is open at also open at the lower end, is preferably restricted and for which will be here- A segmental closure in the form of a plate I'I engages the arcuate I5 and is swingably secured lower end I6 of the hopper on the bottom of the hopper I5 by means of bracing member or radial arms I8 and I9, The closur e or swinging bottom 1933,: seri lize; 692,334

l'l-is pr ovided adjacent one the hopper I5 anda flaring is disposed about the 7 end thereof with an opening 20 substantially equal in size to the diameter of the restricted lower end portion I6 of bag holding rim 2| opening 20.

This rim 2I is adapted to have disposed thereabout the open upper end of a bag which may be releasably secured in any desired manner thereto so that the bag 22 will be hel d in depending relation below the hopper I5. The closure I'I is automatically moved into closed position by means of a spring 23 which has one end thereof secured to the standard I!) and the other end secured to an extension 24 integral with the radial arm IS.

The radial arms I8 and I9 are pivoted to the side wall of the hopper I5 by means of pivotal members 25.

In the use and operation weighing device, each hopper of this bagging and I5 is constructed of a size to hold a predetermined quantity of material and, if desired, the standard I0 may have the base I I thereof mounted on a conventional platform scale and the scale so each hopper I5 is empty, the register zero.

adjusted that when scale will balance or A grading device is adapted to be disposed with the open or discharge end thereof in a position to discharge, when desired, into the open upper ends of each hopper I5, and after one of the hoppers I5 has been filled with the material, the bag 22 flaring desired quantity of can be disposed about the rim or bag holding member 2i with this member 2| initially in inoperative position relative to thedischarge end of the hopper I5. When the bag 22 has been secured about the rim 2 I, the closure H can be moved into open position with the opening 20 registering w I6 of the hopper I5 whereu ith the open bottom pon the material in the hopper I5 will flow or drop into the bag 22.

While this operation is hopper I5 can be filled and one side of the standard I!) going on,

the other after the bag 22 on has been filled and the bag thereof removed from the rim 2|, the spring 23 will automatically swing the closure I'I into closed position.

It will be apparent from practically continuous fillin performed as one hopper ca bag while the other hopper the grading device or other the foregoing that a g operation can be n be emptied into a is being filled from source of supply.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications may of construction and design of be made in the details the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being retricted only by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:-

1. A device as set forth comprising a relatively stable standard, a pair of hoppers, means for mounting the hoppers one on each side of the standard, each hopper having an open upper end and an open lower end, the lower end of each hopper being disposed on an arc, a segmental plate closure slidingly engaging the arcuate lower end of each hopper, means; ior swingably mounting said plate for movement into open or closed position, said plate having an opening;

jacent one end thereof adapted upon movement of the plate in one direction to register-with the open lower end of the hopper, a fllaring'rizn dis-.

posed about the opening of the plate and adapted to be engaged by a bag, said rim'supp'orting a bag in depending position in alinement the hopper, and a spring engaging the standard and the plate supporting means to automatically' swing the plate into closed position when the hopper has been emptied and the bag removed from the rim.

2. A device as set forth, comprising a standard, a hopper, means for mounting the hopper on the standard, said hopper having an open upper end and an open lower end, the lower end of said hopper being disposed on an arc, a segmental closure plate slidingly engaging the arcuate lower end of said hopper, means for swingably mounting said plate for movement into open or closed position, said plate having an opening adjacent one end thereof adapted upon movement of the plate in one direction to register with the open lower end of the hopper, a flaring rim disposed about the opening of the plate and adapted to be engaged by a bag, said rim supporting a bag in depending position in alinement with the hopper,,and a spring engaging the standard and the plate supporting means to automatically swing the plate into closed position when the hopper-has been emptied and the bag removed from the rim.

. V ROY HENRY. 

